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And, the December celebrations continue...

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas eve from our farms to your homes!

Christmas is a day for celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ in the Christian religion and as a cultural celebration among many others. Traditional trees are decorated and with any luck you've been on Santa's good list and there will be many presents under it to open on Christmas morning. But, don't forget to grab your stocking hanging by the fireplace with care!

I could go on with many more traditions but if you are anything like my family, we make our own and each year something new pops up. It would not be Christmas dinner without my mom's yams and we always have eggnog (with a little Kentucky Bourbon) and who could forget the wonderful aroma of the turkey roasting. Have to admit that I cooked a Christmas goose one year and while it was beautiful looking sitting on that platter, I decided to go back to our families traditional turkey.

One of our farmers, Virgil Clark of Clark Farm, shared two of the traditional recipes that his family enjoys on Christmas. I thought I would share them with you.

Christmas Morning Rolls

1 bag 24 frozen dinner rolls
1 box butterscotch pudding
1/2 cup butter
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup nuts chopped

Arrange rolls in bundt pan. Sprinkle pudding mix over rolls. Cook butter and sugar over low heat until sugar dissolves. Add the cinnamon and nuts. Pour mixture over rolls. Cover and let stand overnight. The next morning, bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Cornbread Cake

The ground pecans give it the texture of cornbread, but there isn’t any cornmeal in it!

1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup vegetable oil
1 and 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups pecans, chopped very fine

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Stir together sugar, brown sugar, eggs and oil in a medium bowl until smooth. Stir in flour and vanilla. Add pecans and stir until evenly mixed. Spoon into prepared pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.

They both sound delicious! Thank you Virgil. :)

Christmas is a time to celebrate! Be it a religious or a cultural holiday for you, it is a time for family and friends to gather and enjoy not only each other, but good food too! Remember to thank a farmer for many of your Christmas dinner offerings.

Wishing you all the very merriest day tomorrow,

Karin, your friendly Bluegrass Farmers' Market blog gal

Stay tuned for the Kwanzaa celebration news!

~*~ Merry Christmas~*~